Alumni, faculty and a student representing six schools were nominated in 17 categories, including Best New Musical, Best New Play, and Best Leading Actor| www.nyu.edu
A portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hangs on the wall of the Jasper family home. It’s the first thing you see when you walk into the Hayes Theater to watch Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new family drama, “Purpose.” No matter if the Jaspers are in a vicious fight or a contemplative silence, that portrait looms...| Washington Square News
It’s easy to imagine Mary Todd Lincoln sitting in the Oval Office in the 1860s, supporting her husband through his presidency — not, say, drinking paint thinner for fun and then throwing it up. However, in “Oh Mary!,” a new Broadway play currently showing at the Lyceum Theatre, she does the latter and much more. ...| Washington Square News
“Maybe Happy Ending” is a tale as old as time — boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl also happen to be robots. The new musical playing at the Belasco Theatre is a classic boy-next-door romance with a technological twist, and is one of the most refreshing shows on Broadway....| Washington Square News
Tisch alum Sean Baker won four Oscars for “Anora” at the 97th Academy Awards, sweeping best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best film editing. “We’re all here tonight and watching this broadcast because we love movies,” Baker said in his acceptance speech for best director. “Right now, the theater-going experience is under threat....| Washington Square News
I was — and still am — a theater kid. So much so that when I was young, I begged my parents to take me to New York City from Washington state to bask in the lights of Broadway. When they so graciously fulfilled that dream, the first Broadway show I saw was “Wicked The...| Washington Square News